Jakil

"The tightest, sharpest and smartest rock and pop with a funk edge. Maroon 5 meet John Mayer for a pint, on their way to see the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Jamiroquai."

Formed as school friends at the age of 14 and only now turning 20, Edinburgh five-piece Jakil have welded their wide and eclectic musical influences together to create a stunning supershiny mix of pop, rock and funk which is winning fans and turning influential heads across the country.

The guys were selected by BBC Radio One as Annie Mac's House Band, asked to write and perform a jingle for Annie, and were interviewed live on Radio One just minutes after the Christmas number one was announced. Jakil also held the title of Radio Forth's "One To Watch".

Jakil have provided support for the likes of Wheatus, Sandi Thom, Boy Kill Boy, The Twang, Parka, Orange Unsigned finalists Hip Parade and Amy Studt, and played a specially requested support slot with Live & Unsigned winners The Detours.

The band have released two EPs and played in some of Scotland's most prestigious live music venues such as Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall and O2 ABC, and Edinburgh's biggest venue The HMV Picture House. They have secured radio play on stations as far afield as Aberdeen and Penzance, launched a free monthly newsletter and podcast for fans, and become the first unsigned band to digitally "covermount" their music in a deal with a major newspaper (The Scotsman).

“This band will sell five million records” – Vic Galloway, BBC Radio 1

“The day of Jakil is coming” – The Sun

“Epic... they blew me away...” – Jim Gellatly, BBC Radio Scotland/XFM

“The best young band in Scotland... pounding-triumphant-rock-meets-white-boy-funk...” – The Scotsman

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